Adhesives and Moisture

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Well, you know I'm a proponent of RH testing! But my scope is limited to homogenous floors and moisture sensitive flooring.

I have many times consulted on jobs where the flooring manufacturer rep cut open a floor and slapped his electrical impedance meter on the slab and told me and the owner "It's too high!"

I love messing with guys like that. What's too high?
"The moisture" they answer.
Really? What is it?
"It's at 5" they'll say.
5 what? is what I ask. Now they have no idea. They don't know what the '5' is. It sure isn't MVER.... But it's too high and they won't stick around to help solve the problem. And that is why I'm there, to determine the problem and resolve it.

I'm pushing for inspector certification. There are some small groups that self-certify and they may become recognized, but it would be great if CTL or someone would certify. I need to keep digging....